There was a time I thought I could make the pain stop
I ran every way but forward, I made a flood out of a rain drop
And you don’t know how much I’ve been thinking bout you
Well you still got your nostalgia, and I got my wandering mind
I am a visitor
Everywhere I go, I am a visitor
Well I don’t need much
But a healing touch
I am a visitor
The city’s getting bigger, while the world is getting smaller
I made a ransom note to heaven, I made a dime out of a dollar
And my half measures, well they thrashed me half to death
So you just hang on to your half truths cause I got enough regrets
I am a visitor
Everywhere I’ve been, I am a visitor
Well I don’t need much
But a healing touch
I am a visitor
Times are anything but kind
I’ve been dreaming like there’s
Something there of meaning I could find
But lost and found, round and round I go
Doing every bit I can with what little bit I know
I am a visitor
I’ve been stoned and scared of my reflection
I can see your shifty smirk from the depths of my depression
But I will not be your puppet or your payment
Your easy entertainment, for I’ve made amends to me
I am a visitor
On this lonely earth, I am a visitor
Well I don’t need much
But a healing touch
I am a visitor
Bravo to Jason. He swung for the fences and knocked it out of the park. What a gift of an album. There’s 7-8 songs here that are simply stunning. “Wind Behind the Rain” saves the best for last, allegedy written for his brother’s wedding, a fun and easy one to learn on guitar with fantastic imagery (chords, capo if you like: verse G-D-Em-C; chorus Am-C-G-D). conwheezy
Saw him and the 400 Unit ( where else) in Stockholm. We let him go home.
Is this man a different class?
He went to a different bloody school.
Never written or covered a bad track.
With my arm twisted up, my back I would choose as the outstanding track -
Midnight Train to Georgia
ps
All the rest are fantastic!!! tevenjohn
The latest from Jim Lauderdale is exclusive to Bandcamp, its songs drawing on bluegrass, country, and classic American music. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2020